Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Mets vs. Braves 8/23/25
New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
August 23, 2025 7:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings MLB single game showdown contest.
Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules
You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.
The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.
If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.
*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.
Here are my Draftkings picks for this evening’s Mets vs. Braves matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Clay Holmes, Starting Pitcher, New York Mets $12,400
On Saturday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game National League series featuring the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves.
How are these two teams playing entering this evening’s MLB game? The New York Mets arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Atlanta Braves playing subpar baseball. The Mets have lost five of the team’s last nine games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 11-9 loss to the Seattle Mariners last week.
In direct contrast to the Mets, the Atlanta Braves are playing good baseball entering today’s contest. The Braves have won seven of the team’s last nine games played this season, including a 1-0 shutout victory over the Chicago White Sox three days ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this evening’s contest. Starting pitcher Clay Holmes has certainly been a solid contributor for the New York Mets starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Holmes performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review the talented pitcher’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 25 starts made in 2025, New York Mets starting pitcher Clay Holmes has compiled a 10-6 (win-loss record), a 1.34 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) and a 3.64 ERA (Earned Run Average). Additionally, Holmes has tallied 105 strikeouts while allowing 53 walks in 131.1 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the New York Mets 7-3 win over the Seattle Mariners six days ago, New York starting pitcher Clay Holmes pitched exceptionally well. Holmes pitched five quality innings while scattering five hits and only one walk in the Mets defeat of the Seattle Mariners.
In my view, Clay Homes is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing New York starting pitcher Clay Holmes at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Cal Quantrill, Starting Pitcher (Atlanta Braves) $10,000: Ronald Acuna Jr., Outfielder (Atlanta Braves) $9,000: Jurikson Profar, Outfielder (Atlanta Braves) $7,600: Brett Baty, Second Baseman (New York Mets) $6,800.
